Reuters – Hedge fund assets will continue to shrink this year, falling as much as two-thirds from their 2007 peak, but investors will return and assets will rebound when the economy revives, Alex Ehrlich, global head of prime services at […]

The China Post – Asia-Pacific banks, brokerages, insurers and private equity firms are more optimistic about mergers and acquisitions as they seek to expand following a decline in asset prices, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. About 42 percent of financial institutions […]

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Chris Gillick, currently an associate editor with Trader Monthly and Dealmaker magazines, has agreed to join NetSalonFX as an adviser, principal/branch manager, and regulatory liaison, having just completed his NASD Series 30 exam. As an […]

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Gabriel Capital and founder Ezra Merkin have been sued for their exposure to Ponzi-schemer Bernard Madoff by a disdained investor. Scott Berrie, who has $500,000 tied up in one of Gabriel’s funds, claims that Gabriel lied […]

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – SEC Chairman Christopher Cox has launched a probe into his own agency after it surfaced that complaints made to employees regarding the possible misconduct of Bernard Madoff were never investigated. Saying that specific allegations had been […]

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Chicago-based Citadel Investment Group has frozen redemptions from its two largest hedge funds after investors moved to withdraw $1.2 billion, according to a letter sent to clients on Friday. The letter, signed by CEO Kenneth Griffin, […]

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hong Kong-based hedge fund manager PMA has chosen to more than triple the number of users of PerTrac CMS in the company’s Hong Kong, Tokyo, New York, London, and Dubai offices. PerTrac CMS is an alternative […]

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Marc Dreier was denied bail on Thursday after prosecutors estimated the New York attorney swindled more than $380 million out of investors in his elaborate scheme that targeted hedge funds. Alleging that Dreier fooled “the […]

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Former chairman of the Nasdaq Stock Market Bernard Madoff was arrested yesterday and accused of orchestrating a ponzi scheme that bilked some $50 billion out of investors, authorities say. The founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment […]

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds may not be having their best year, but whoever said they lost their glamour obviously didn’t attend the HedgeCo Holiday Networking Event. About 650 guests piled into Nikki Beach on Manhattan’s east side last […]

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – US-based Stream Asset Management announced the launch of a credit dislocation fund and a multi-strategy credit hedge fund, the company said in a press statement. The move is part of Gulf Stream’s aggressive expansion strategy to […]